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SC Urges Centre, Law Commission To Frame Regulatory Framework For Private Detective Agencies [Read Judgment]
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SC Urges Centre, Law Commission To Frame Regulatory Framework For Private Detective Agencies [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court urged the Centre and Law Commission to frame a law regulating private detective agencies while hearing a maintenance dispute involving allegations of adultery.

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SC: Insurer Not Liable if Driver Had No Valid Licence, 'Pay and Recover' Rule Applies Judiciary
SC: Insurer Not Liable if Driver Had No Valid Licence, 'Pay and Recover' Rule Applies

The Supreme Court held that an insurer cannot be held liable where the offending driver lacked a valid driving licence, applying the 'pay and recover' principle in a motor accident compensation case.

Owner Of Personal Device Can Furnish Section 65B Certificate For Emails, WhatsApp Chats: Telangana HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Owner Of Personal Device Can Furnish Section 65B Certificate For Emails, WhatsApp Chats: Telangana HC [Read Order]

Telangana High Court held that owners of personal devices can furnish a Section 65B(4) self-certificate for emails and WhatsApp chats without requiring certification from an official authority.

Secretly Recording Spouse's Calls Violates Privacy, Inadmissible as Evidence: Telangana HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Secretly Recording Spouse's Calls Violates Privacy, Inadmissible as Evidence: Telangana HC [Read Order]

Telangana High Court ruled that secretly recording a spouse's calls violates the right to privacy under Article 21 and is inadmissible in matrimonial disputes.

SC: Uncle-In-Law Cannot Induct Niece's Husband As 'Ghardamad' In Oraon Custom Judiciary
SC: Uncle-In-Law Cannot Induct Niece's Husband As 'Ghardamad' In Oraon Custom

SC sets aside 3 concurrent findings, holds Oraon custom doesn't let an uncle-in-law adopt his niece's husband as ghardamad; nearest male agnate succeeds absent valid adoption.

When Can Courts Order DNA Tests In Paternity Disputes ? SC Answers [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court clarifies when DNA tests can be ordered in paternity disputes, balancing privacy rights against the need to determine parentage.

Inmates of the House Must Explain How Victim Died If Offence Occurred in Privacy of Home: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court says inmates must explain deaths occurring inside homes, upholds conviction of man for murdering wife over dowry demands.

Can A Testator Legally Disinherit His Wife And Children In Favour Of A Sibling ? SC Answers [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds that excluding a wife and children from a Will in favour of a sibling is not by itself a suspicious circumstance.

Threat to Leak Bath Video Violates Woman’s Dignity, Chastity: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that threatening to upload a woman’s bath video amounts to imputing unchastity and violates dignity and sexual autonomy.

SC Grants Bail Under UAPA, Reaffirms K.A. Najeeb; Questions Gulfisha Fatima Ruling [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court grants bail under UAPA, reaffirms K.A. Najeeb, and raises concerns over the Gulfisha Fatima judgment.

Can’t Claim Maintenance from Man if DNA Test Shows Non-Paternity: Supreme Court of India [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules no maintenance if DNA proves non-paternity; Section 112 presumption yields to scientific evidence when findings attain finality.

Court Uses Doll to Record Testimony of Deaf-Mute Rape Victim, Conviction Upheld [Read Judgment]

Chhattisgarh HC upheld a rape conviction, recognising doll-assisted gestural testimony of a deaf-mute victim as valid and reliable evidence.

Telangana HC Sets Aside DNA Test Order in Matrimonial Dispute; Rules Child Cannot Be Used as Pawn to Prove Adultery [Read Order]

Telangana High Court sets aside DNA test order in matrimonial dispute, holding a child cannot be used as a pawn to prove adultery against the mother.

Madras HC Acquits Woman in Husband’s Murder Case; Says Section 106 Evidence Act Cannot Replace Prosecution’s Burden of Proof [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court acquits woman in husband’s murder case, holding Section 106 of the Evidence Act cannot substitute the prosecution’s primary burden of proof.

Voluntary Confessions Under Customs Act Are Valid Evidence for Conviction: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds voluntary confessions under Section 108 of the Customs Act are valid evidence to sustain conviction in smuggling cases.


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